The Ice Age was one of the harshest periods in human history. Food was scarce, predators were everywhere, and the climate was unforgiving. Yet humans not only survived, they spread across the world.

Archaeologists have identified the oldest known example of sewn hide, a small fragment of elk hide meticulously stitched with twisted fiber, dating back approximately 12,400 years. Found within Cougar ...

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